The Gathering ! is an annual 3-day electronic music festival organized by Honest Electronics set in Kampia, Tamassos. It is a Do-It-Together event with no sponsors, made by and for artists.

The Gathering 8 ! marks the 8th year since The Gathering ! began, back in July, 2016. It is the 8th rotation, and given the disruptions of the past years, it feels like we’ve come full circle again — we’re back somewhere we’ve been before, only it’s completely different this time — we’re different.

In 2023 we went back to basics: a collective experience revolving around two-stages; one for night and one for day. When one stage is open, the other is closed. We’ll all stay together and we wont miss a show. Like a figure of eight, around and around we went. 48 into 8 gives us eight 6-hour sessions, running from 7 to 1 and then 1 to 7; because 7 plus 1 takes us back to eight again.

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Auf Etwas is a Berlin-based creative studio focusing on digital art and culture, where we push the boundaries of sonic conventions, foster inclusivity, drive social impact and provide a platform for diverse voices.

Established in 2011 in Athens, our journey began in the music industry, evolving into artist management, artist liaison, and stage management for high-end artists and venues. Over time, our expertise grew, leading us to venture into full-length films, film festivals, and fashion productions while collaborating with Berlinale, Cannes Film Festival, and Berlin Fashion Week.

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Floricienta Iuvenalis is a prominent Cypriot-based perfumery and beauty shop, owned and curated by the visionary entrepreneur Chrysa Gregoriou. This exquisite brand is on a dedicated mission to explore and revitalize the ancient perfumery practices of the island, delving deep into the rich historical heritage of Cyprus as a hub for perfumery.

With a profound passion for preserving the aromatic traditions of Cyprus, Floricienta Iuvenalis goes beyond the ordinary to capture the essence of time-honored scents. Drawing inspiration from the island's illustrious history, the brand meticulously researches ancient perfume-making techniques, using them as a foundation to craft modern and alluring fragrances.

All photos by Stelios Kallinikou

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The Deputy Ministry appreciates the Marathon’s significant contribution in providing enjoyable and quality entertainment during the summer months, enriching the Capital’s social and cultural activities. The films, whether new discoveries or returning favourites, are selected based on their ability to showcase different ideas and cinematic movements, promoting cinema education whilst offering an enjoyable spectacle.

Under the night sky, spectators can embark on unique journeys into different times and places, through familiar classics, enduring family movies, award-winning contemporary films, as well as the works of Cypriot filmmakers and short tributes.

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The brainchild of visionary designer Nikos Stephou, this innovative studio has seamlessly integrated sustainability and style, giving birth to a gender-neutral fashion line that sets new standards in ethical fashion.

At the core of Studio Nikos Stephou's fashion philosophy lies the concept of upcycling. The fashion line exclusively uses deadstock materials, rescuing fabric that would otherwise go to waste, and transforming it into elegant, versatile garments. This sustainable approach not only minimizes the fashion industry's environmental footprint but also adds a unique character to each piece.

Studio Nikos Stephou's fashion line is designed to be gender-neutral, breaking traditional boundaries and catering to all styles and identities. With a focus on versatility, the collection adapts effortlessly to various weather conditions, ensuring comfort and style no matter the season.

Concrete sound mirror, benches and activation transmission by LLC (Emiddio Vasquez and Peter Eramian)

LLC (Emiddio Vasquez & Peter Eramian) invite you to Asomatos, Limassol, to encounter a concrete sculptural environment cast in-ground and extracted on site, amongst the orange grove trees of Morir Soñando. Following multiple collaborations since 2016, this is their first land work together as LLC, introducing a new framework for their joint research and practice endeavors.

‘When the ear tells the eye where to look’ interweaves histories of the land, heritage and colonialism to resuscitate alternative modes of listening. LLC presents an environment of ritual, tributing the ear and grounding the act of listening as more than just passive auditory perception, towards deep listening as a social practice that mirrors what Ivan Illich calls “tools for conviviality”. With fragments of broken Cypriot ceramic money-banks – a saving habit of older generations – used to suspend the rebar and then congealed into the concrete sculptures, further suspending the current logics of value production, exchange and extraction.

222555 is a synthesis of an antipode. It's an album of noise and peace, harmony and dissonance, love and anguish, connection and dismantling, cold technology and warm nature. It is a reflection of a common dream we both (Ichomagnetic thoughts) had when we were children and we found out about it randomly (?). In the dream we were both in the same forest, but on opposite sides with contrasting environments experiencing two different micro-worlds.

Throughout the album, there are opposing sound materials existing simultaneously. They give meaning to one another, providing direction and sustenance. The space that emerges between these oppositions provides a much needed solace. In the wake of substantial change and dismantling, comes a requiem.

Produced In Nicosia and Paralimni by Ichomagnetic Thoughts

Logos / Poster Design by Studio Nikos Stephou

Illustration / Tape Layout by Stelios Ilchuk

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Amanda is an artist book by Olga Micińska made in the framework of The Building Institute, an experimental platform aiming to strengthen the position of femmes builders in the domain of technical construction work. Amanda brings together literary texts by Maria Toumazou, Samantha McCulloch, Sepideh Karami and Madeleine Morley, combining fiction stories with visual artwork.

Inspired by the "Tradeswomen: magazine for women in blue-collar work" published in the 80's and 90's in the United States, Amanda is a periodical discussing matters of technology and industry from a feminist (not only female) perspective. The first issue contains fiction stories of an emancipatory character, citing trade associations, oil industry in Iran and ghosts of the printer feeders.

Publication of the first issue of Amanda is kindly supported by Mondriaan Fonds and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.

Envisioning a future for tranditional handicrafts through contemporary art.

Developed and curated by Christos Kyriakides, Craftland evolved into a multifaceted project aiming to empower handicraft arts and techniques, by exploring possible ways of preserving these delicate and time-consuming creative processes as we move into the future. It consists of a contemporary art exhibition, performances, workshops and a shop operating at the hotel premises.

After two years of halt, Honest Electronics is proud to present its most ambitious project yet; The Gathering 7!. A patchwork of 7 local collectives and projects; Honest & Dishonest, Subaerial, Barking Cats, Moneda, Pyrgatory Studios & NYX KLKTV.

With a total of 52 Artists, it is compiled by some of the best the Cypriot electronic music scene has to offer, including 45 local and 7 international acts. Designed and brought together by the community that has been building for the last 7 years. An exceptional array of young creatives who act with the local scene at heart.

During “META~” workshop held by Efi Savvides, Rena Strati and Eleonora Christodoulou & Nikos Stephou at ARTSLab, 11 artists aged between 14 and 58 were exposed to a plethora of examples,narratives and techniques around one basic concept, transition. “Perk!” is nothing else but a celebration. A celebration of conquering the unknown, of scattering hard light on dark surfaces. A celebration of form, space and energy. A vibrant show built with surprises and unlikely combinations.

Artists:
Veronika Andreou
Jimmy Antoniades
Stelios Georgallides
Alisa Kyprianou
Nyree Meason
Zoe Papadopoulou
Orestis Tilemachou
Theodora Tsatsou
Christina Tserkezi
Maria Zampelas
Estella Zannettou Volchok

At Tyre Bargain Center

Photos from Exhibition by Charis Charalampous

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Subaerial invites you to a revival ambient ceremony after two years of hiatus, with live performances by some of the most prolific local and international artists. Holds a limited capacity.

Christina Vantzou Live
CV & JAB Live
JAB Live
Emiddio Vasquez Live
Jay Glass Dubs Live

Inspired by Meleager's Stephanus and his association of poetry with flowers, anthograms, an alphabet based on fruit, trees and flowers was created in 2000 to provide text for a series of paintings "Aphrodite's Garden". A wish to write these texts in a new 'language' relevant to the Aphrodite led me to a further stufy of ancient Greek poetry and to research the connection between Aphrodite/Love/Fertility with flowers and fruit.

A number of anthogram poems have been sent to poets all over the world who were asked to put them into language, to interpret them. The aim was the creation of a multilingual anthology in which, not only the anthogram poems but most poems would be read visualy by individual readeers who would probably only know very few of the languages. So far there have been poems written in twenty languages.

Anthograms is a limited-edition artists' book published on the occasion of Mary Plant's retrospective exhibition curated by Marina Christodoulidou and Marina Demosthenous.

The crucial occurrence of The Broken Pitcher (brokenpitcher.net) is a meeting at a bank in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 2019, deciding over the foreclosure of a family house. The negotiation between bank employees and the affected family is reenacted in a short video based on memory protocols of those involved. The foreclosure is one of many on the island and is a result of the agreement between Cyprus and the Troika (EC, ECB and IMF).

The filmed responses that are shown encompass perspectives of people from different interest groups in Cyprus and beyond, including housing rights activists, people who share similar fates, public figures, lawyers, economists and artists contextualising debt and tributes in relation to the micro- and macro effects of colonial history.

The Broken Pitcher is conceived and organised by Natascha Sadr Haghighian, Marina Christodoulidou and Peter Eramian, and co-produced by Thkio Ppalies and GfZK in Leipzig.

Pic 1 courtesy of Beirut Art Center. Pic 2 by Alexandra Ivanciu. Courtesy of Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst. Pic 3 by Lukas Schramm. Courtesy of Lenbachhaus.

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On December 1, World AIDS Day, the Department of Fine Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology (TEPAK) is hosting the event entitled Cypriot Sparks of Aphrodite inspired by the poetry of Ilias Constantinou (1957-1995). The event is curated by the CEL team in collaboration with Dr. Gavriel Kourea, Assistant Professor at the Fine Arts Department of TEPAK and head of the Queer Arts of the Eastern Mediterranean program.

The event will be accompanied by the Cypriot publication Aphrodite edited by CEL and Dr. Gavriil Kourea with poems by creators who are currently experimenting with poetic language. The publication features: Christos Kyriakidis, Charitini Kyriakou, Orestis Lazouras, Miltiadis Michaelidis, Nikos Denislis, Anastasia Dolitsai, Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Krista Papista, Polys Peslikas, Maria Petridis, Giorgos Petrou and Alkis Hatziandreou.

CEL are Christos Kyriakidis, Elena Parpa and Leontios Toumbouris. The group was established in October 2020 and deals with the investigation of queer manifestations in the Cypriot landscape.

This will be an educational and recreational mobile application on the cultural history of the Pediaios river. It will navigate users along the riverside park from its starting point in downtown Nicosia and will be suitable for use by the general public. It will encourage users to slow down and observe the river environment as well as provide more in-depth information on the history and ecology of the river and its interaction with people through time. The app will include a variety of sensory prompts and activities as well as rich archival visual material.

The mobile application A River Speaks is part of a two-year research project funded by the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation and has been designed by Despo Pasia and Evanthia Tselika.

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AAll the work was created between the 17th of October and 21st of November 2020 at ARTSLab during the watercolour workshop called “Spontaneous Provocations” by Efi Savvides & Rena Strati.

“Blight” has many interpretations, mostly characterising ominous conditions such as a cause of frustration or the rapid discolouration of a plant tissue caused by fungi which is called as such. These pieces were created amidst the haze of last winter’s difficulties and uncertainties. Τhis exhibition aims to shift light towards uncomfortable emotional topics and their value. An observation of our strength and courage. The acknowledgement of trauma is an unavoidable part of the healing process and the common material that has bonded the presented body of work.

Participating artists:

Rebecca Efstathiou,
Florentia Kythreotou,
Elpida Constantinou,
Fotini Lamnissos,
Andreas Z. Mallouris,
Maria Trillidou,
Stephanie Charalambous
Ismini Haholiadou
and Homa.

At Tyre Bargain Center

Photos from Exhibition by Charis Charalampous

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CYENS - Centre of Excellence (RISE CoE), with the support of the Austrian Embassy, is proud to be participating in the Ars Electronica Festival 2020 titled “In Kepler’s Gardens”, that took place between the 9th and 13th of September 2020. The global circumstances led Ars Electronica to reimagine this year’s festival format.

Numerous events organised by its invited partners will be realised at their own locales around the world and will be digitally interconnected. Artists, scientists and audiences will embark on a journey through networked biotopes and ecosystems suggestive of new modes of world-building.

Eartheater (with Patrick Belaga)
Soho Rezanejad performing 'The Entertainer'
Evita Manji

Three unique voices in contemporary sound came together for an evening of live concerts on the Panoramic Steps of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens. Eartheater, accompanied by cellist Patrick Belaga, made her Greece debut, after lauded reviews of 2019’s Trinity (released on her own imprint Chemical X) and most recently the acclaimed album Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin, released on PAN (2020). Soho Rezanejad, also for the first time in Greece, performed ‘The Entertainer’ - a multifaceted redux of her own songs, spoken word and live electronics. Evita Manji has openned the event at sunset with a live performance of ethereal dance melodies and hymn-like vocals to set the tone.

Poster Design: Studio Nikos Stephou (Artwork) & NMR.CC / Korina Gallika (Layout & Font)

Sickle & Code is an international exhibition, part of Phygital, a programme conceptualised for Cyprus by Dr. Chrystalleni Loizidou within the scope of investigating contemporary movements towards a knowledge-sharing economy that reconsiders capitalist definitions of credit, labour and production. More specifically, in Sickle & Code, Cypriot and international artists present works that reflect, confront and re-evaluate current models of producing under the conjunction of global digital commons of knowledge.

The exhibition was accompanied by several parallel events that include makeathons, workshops, tours for schools and art schools, presentations, talks, performances and screenings."

Sickle & Code is organised by the University of Nicosia Research Foundation as part of project Phygital (an Interreg V 2014-2020 BalkanMed, EU-funded programme) and co-organized in collaboration with the University of Nicosia Fine Arts Programme (Department of Design and Multimedia) and the Municipality of Lakatamia. Ιmplementation partner: Thkio Ppalies. Curated by Peter Eramian, Elena Parpa, Evanthia (Evi) Tselika.

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The idea behind Minerals is to create a space where music and creativity in any shape will melt together. We want to bring you an out-of-the-ordinary club experience, infused with the soundtrack of the vibe that every night is dedicated to.

Please respect the borders of one another and your own. Any discrimination against people and their ancestry, appearance, sexual orientation, gender or any other reasons are strictly not welcome.

Theo-Mass’ work explores a distanced and complex relationship with the environment, nature and the ephemeral, while questioning digital and physical fabrication processes in order to understand our evolving relationship to matter. His distinctive aesthetic, focuses and experiments with the sensory experience of light, space and form, exploring the ever-changing nature of materiality and the importance of things haptic in a Postdigital era.

Theo-Mass Lexileictous publishes his own zine under the title Theo-Mass Times, showcasing his collaborations with other artists, as well as his personal projects. The eighth issue of Theo-Mass Times is expected to be released in September 2021.

The studio had the honor to the last invteriview of the legend Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950 - 2020).

KING KONG is a dynamic platform showcasing groundbreaking artists in art, fashion, film, music and literature. KING KONG demonstrates art's ability to respond to ideas and events that shape our contemporary experience. Art and fashion do not operate in a vacuum and we showcase this multi-disciplinary expression and innovation.

KING KONG STUDIO acts as a creative agency, offering a service as a think-tank on creativity and production. From daydreams to plans, from paper to exhibition, from virtual presence to feel-good parties, from ideas to working reality. Ali and Mikel, the artistic and creative collaborators behind KING KONG, are there to guide the creative process and deliver a product that exceeds expectations.